At MOCA - The Herbert and Dorothy Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States - Feb 10, - Mar 18, 2013

 

In 2005 Herb and Dorothy Vogel made an extraordinary gift of artwork to the country by donating fifty works from their collection to fifty individual institutions across the United States. The Museum of Contemporary Art was chosen as the receiving institution in California and became part of the historic Fifty Works for Fifty States project, which includes significant works by Carl Andre, Lynda Benglis, Dan Graham, Joan Jonas, Edda Renouf, and Richard Tuttle, among others. MOCA will showcase a selection of this gift in its Grand Avenue building as a testament to the commitment of two contemporary art collectors and their wish to share their collection with the public.

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HERB & DOROTHY Trailer from Herb & Dorothy on Vimeo.

JERRY STAHL reads from BAD SEX ON SPEED & THE HEROIN CHRONICLES @ SKYLIGHT BOOKS February 7th, at 7:30p

Bad Sex On Speed is a savage, careening, hyper-real nightmare of a novel, taking us to the depths of Amphetamine America. Told with no concession to traditional narrative, in the voices of those in the grips and on the fringes, the stories that emerge are at once devastating, hysterical, and--perhaps most terrifying of all--going on all around you, all the time. Stahl digs deep into the psyche of the most demented and dispossessed among us, returning with a vision so unsparing that those not prepared to experience the screaming depths of speed psychosis up close and on the page should back slowly away and return to their lives unscathed.
 
In The Heroin Chronicles, Eric Bogosian, Lydia Lunch, and others join Stahl in mining the hazards of this deadly narcotic via original short fiction.

Jerry Stahl is the author of six books, including the memoir Permanent Midnight, (made into a movie with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson) and the novels I, Fatty and Pain Killers. Formerly "Culture" columnist for Details, Stahl's fiction and journalism have appeared in Esquire, the New York Times, and the Believer, among other places. He has worked extensively in film and television and, most recently, wrote Hemingway & Gellhorn, starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman, for HBO.

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HAMMER LECTURES - GEOFF MCFETRIDGE THURSDAY DEC 06, @ 7:30P

Geoff McFetridge is an L.A.-based graphic designer and visual artist. As the founder of Champion Graphics, he has created designs for advertising, magazines, posters, T-shirts, textiles, motion graphics, and film production. Notable clients include Nike, Patagonia, Gap red, Vans, and Hewlett-Packard, and he recently created the titles for the film Where the Wild Things Are. His work has been exhibited widely, including in recent group shows at MOCA, Los Angeles; Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Italy; and Pasadena Museum of California Art.

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Elevator Repair Service's "GATZ" Opens Wednesday, November 28, @ REDCAT.

 

 

Los Angeles Premiere!

 

Hailed by critics around the world as a major theatrical event of historic proportions, Gatz is a bravura feat celebrated for its singular and dazzling literary alchemy. Gatz is not a retelling of the The Great Gatsby, but a revelatory, seven-hour enactment of experiencing the novel, as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American masterpiece is delivered word for word, brought to life with absolutely startling dramatic effect by a cast of 13. The audacious New York theater ensemble Elevator Repair Service opens the drama in the shabby offices of a mysterious small business—where an employee finds a copy of the book on his cluttered desk and, for reasons unknown, begins reading the novel out loud. His coworkers hardly react at first, but, after a series of strange coincidences, they appear to take on the roles of The Great Gatsby’s characters. Is the reader, “Nick”—played by The Wooster Group’s Scott Shepherd, in a superhuman turn—merely reading the novel, or he is being personally transformed by it?

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John C. Reilly & Friends + RT n' The 44s are playing the 27th Annual ELVES' FAIRE

Parents of students at Pasadena Waldorf School (PWS) have been meeting in workshops to create craft objects for the 27^th annual Elves’ Faire. Sponsored by the school every November on the last Saturday before Thanksgiving, the Elves’ Faire is open to the public and offers entertainment, food, games and unique holiday shopping for families to enjoy.

All the crafts sold at the Elves’ Faire are handmade, including the famous “Waldorf Dolls” crafted by parents for the Doll Room. Made from wool, cotton, and other natural materials each doll is hand-stitched with care and imbued with a unique personality. They range in size from tiny lavender-scented gnomes up to large-scale dolls of 16”-18” and are perfect gifts for children young and old. Other stand-out attractions include King Arthur’s Market, where hand painted wooden swords and shields dominate the realm. The Angel Room offers a special place for the youngest shoppers to pick out items for family and friends, assisted by student “angel” helpers.

This year offers the addition of a “Holiday Boutique” Silent Auction, where the public can come to bid on unique and wonderful holiday gifts. The fantastic, one-of-a-kind holiday shopping experience extends from the Doll Room and Silent Auction to the school’s signature store, The Wishing Well, which will also be open with specials and expanded inventory ranging from books and toys to crafting supplies and more.

With attendance expected to exceed 4,000 visitors, the Elves’ Faire is a destination to remember. Come to play, where children can joust, climb and wind through mazes or sit and watch puppet shows and roaming knights in armor. Come to feast while enjoying live music. Please support our zero-waste mission and bring your own beverage cup! Water is available free throughout the event; there are also many areas to refresh, including the children’s Tea Garden and the Jack Frost Bake Shoppe. Admission is always free and the Faire will run from 10am to 4pm on November 17, 2012.

 Pasadena Waldorf School, founded in 1979, is one of over 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide with over 90 years of experience offering inspired education. Pasadena Waldorf High School, which opened this year, joins 40 other Waldorf high schools now operating in North America. Waldorf education is the fastest growing independent school movement in the world.

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@ LACMA - STANLEY KUBRICK Exhibition 11.1.12–6.30.13

Stanley Kubrick was known for exerting complete artistic control over his projects; in doing so, he reconceived the genres in which he worked. The exhibition covers the breadth of Kubrick’s practice, beginning with his early photographs for Look magazine, taken in the 1940s, and continuing with his groundbreaking directorial achievements of the 1950s through the 1990s. His films are represented through a selection of annotated scripts, production photography, lenses and cameras, set models, costumes, and props. In addition, the exhibition explores Napoleon and The Aryan Papers, two projects that Kubrick never completed, as well as the technological advances developed and utilized by Kubrick and his team. By featuring this legendary film auteur and his oeuvre as the focus of his first retrospective in the context of an art museum, the exhibition reevaluates how we define the artist in the 21st century, and simultaneously expands upon LACMA’s commitment to exploring the intersection of art and film.

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The Shining - Zooms from Ian Kammer on Vimeo.

EDDIE IZZARD Is Performing At The Trepany House 11.1.& 11.2.

Trepany House is proud to announce that Internationally renowned comedian and legend EDDIE IZZARD will be performing at Trepany House Tonight November 1st, and November 2nd, ONLY! The show is a work-in-progress in anticipation for his upcoming, international tour: Force Majeure.

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Eddie Izzard - Lazy Bastards from evilrazer on Vimeo.